Strategically India will have to continue with improving defence profile of its littorals in Bay of Bengal, collaborate with other navies and observe progress of CMEC almost like CPEC.
The meeting comes against the backdrop of increasing Chinese influence in the region
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under the BRI, the Chinese are essentially building a mercantilist system in parallel in which tenders and contracts are won only by Chinese enterprises.
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China is gradually becoming a “European” power; apart from Washington and Moscow now Europe has another big foreign player in the region.
Russian Ambassador to Beijing said Russia and China should combine their resources, and not compete with each other.
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Asia presents a fast-moving kaleidoscope and to sustain equilibria in the ever changing shapes of its mosaic will continue to be an uphill task for the Boao Forum.
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Dr Swaran Singh is professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi. He specialises in Asia Affairs with focus on China-India relations and is visiting faculty at several Chinese and other Asian Universities. He regularly contributes to media and lectures at various national and international defence and foreign policy institutions. He spoke to IAR on India-China relations and Beijing’s stand on the latest round of India-Pakistan tensions.
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